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Committee advances amended Responsible Bidder Ordinance; council approval follows with waiver and PLA removal
Summary
The Administrative Public Works Committee amended and advanced Ordinance 23‑025, adding a Responsible Bidder Ordinance for construction contracts and adopting a local‑business waiver and removal of a project‑labor‑agreement provision; the committee voted 4-0 to forward the ordinance to council.
The Administrative Public Works Committee debated and amended Ordinance 23‑025, a Responsible Bidder Ordinance (RBO) that would apply to city construction contracts. After discussion the committee voted 4-0 to advance the amended ordinance to the city council.
Council Member Kelly moved to adopt the ordinance with an umbrella waiver permitting council to waive RBO provisions for local businesses by a simple majority; the motion included removing a project‑labor‑agreement (PLA) requirement. The motion was seconded and passed on a roll call vote, 4-0.
Council Member Nussma reviewed four discrete policy options…
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